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DP Ruto blames Raila for blocking his campaigns in Nyanza Region
Deputy President and UDA Presidential candidate William Ruto has accused Azimio La Umoja’s Raila Odinga of blocking his campaigns in the Nyanza region.
Ruto says Raila blocked his tour of the region because he fears the people might buy into Kenya Kwanza’s agenda.
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He has however assured Nyanza region residents that they will not be sidelined in his government as he will work with every community if elected president.
“We will work with the people of every part of Kenya. It is unfortunate that we cannot go to Nyanza because our friend who pretends to be a democrat cannot allow anyone to go there,” Ruto said.
He was speaking while campaigning in Eldoret town in the last minute rash to woo voters.
READ ALSO: Kihika, Tabitha Karanja absconds DP Ruto’s Rally
Yesterday, the Raila-led team toured Eldoret ton and its environment where he received a warm reception.
The icing on the cake was when 3,000 meters steeplechase record holder Ezekiel Kemboi endorsed Raila pledging his support while asking his people to vote for him in the scheduled August 9 elections.
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Kihika, Tabitha Karanja absconds DP Ruto’s Rally
UDA gubernatorial candidate for Nakuru County Susan Kihika and her Senate counterpart Tabitha Karanja missed out on Deputy President William Ruto’s rally due to mobility challenges.
Speaking in Salgaa on Monday, August 1, Ruto explained that he was to campaign alongside Kihika and Karanja, the two experienced logistical challenges after their chopper was grounded.
He added that the was forced to change his itinerary to avoid cancelling the stop over altogether.
“I was to come along with her. We were scheduled to meet in Kipchororo but unfortunately, her helicopter was grounded because of bad weather. Tabitha was to tag along with her,” the DP statedHowever, he went on to urge residents to campaign for Kihika alongside the billionaire businesswoman and Liz Chelule – who is running for Woman Representative.
The UDA flagbearer reiterated his call for the six-piece voting in the county from the Member of County Assembly (MCA) to the President in the August 9 General Election.
Ruto, who was on a tour of the Rift Valley counties held campaigns in Eldoret, Eldama Ravine, and Kabarnet, where he made a plea to Bringo Senator Gideon Moi to support him.
He claimed that Gideon had a political debt to pay to the people of the Rift Valley region who backed his father, Kenya’s second president Daniel Arap Moi.
“We have no problem with our brother Gideon Moi. When your father needed us to stand with him, we stood did and now it is your turn to stand with us.
“It is your turn to stand with your brother William Ruto, and William Cheptumo to be the Senator of Baringo county,” the Presidential candidate noted.
Meanwhile, Kenya Kwanza principals condemned the KANU party leader for siding with archrival and Azimio flagbearer Raila Odinga, whom they termed their enemy.
Despite being among the frontrunners to become Odinga’s running mate and a Cabinet position in the Azimio government, Moi opted to defend his Baringo seat on the ballot.
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Uhuru Kenyatta launches Ksh.24bn dam in Gatundu
President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned the Ksh24 billion Karimenu II Dam in Gatundu North, Kiambu County on Monday, August 1.
The Vision 2030 flagship project started in 2019 with joint funding from the Governments of Kenya and China.
Other key projects alongside the dam include a water treatment plant laying of 67 km of raw and treated water transmission pipelines and two concrete water storage tanks in Ruiru and Juja each with a capacity of 23.5 million litres and 5 million litres respectively.
“The 59-metre high dam occupying 600 acres of land will supply 70 million litres of water daily to close to 1 million residents of Gatundu, Juja, Ruiru and parts of Nairobi City,” a statement from State House read in part.
The Ksh24 billion Karimenu II Dam in Gatundu North, Kiambu County: TWITTER It has two terminal tanks with capacities of 23,500 cubic metres and 3,000 cubic metres in Ruiru and Juja, respectively.
The 59 metres deep project was supposed to be completed in March this year but was derailed due to succession and land compensation challenges.
Karimenu II Dam in Gatundu North, Kiambu County: TWITTER Uhuru promised to settle all pending compensation claims for land owners who ceded their land for the project noting that the funds had been factored into this year’s budget.
With just eight days left to the August 8 General Election, the President rallied Gatundu North residents to elect leaders allied to Azimio La Umoja Coalition led by presidential candidate Raila Odinga and running mate Martha Karua saying the duo was best placed to steer the country forward.
The Head of State, who was on a working tour of Kiambu County, also presided over the issuance of 14,000 title deeds to area residents at Kamangu Primary School grounds in Kikuyu.
His working tour in the region formed part of the busy schedule that saw him launch other landmark projects worth billions of shillings as he prepares to retire.
On July 27, he launched the revitalized 217km Nakuru – Kisumu Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) and the Nakuru central railway station during a development tour of the county.
The 465km Longonot – Malaba segment of the railway line was also commissioned. There will be an aggregation hub for farm produce from the agriculturally-rich Central Rift region for onward freight to the Coast for export.
The Nakuru Railway station will be an important stopover for transit trains destined for Eldoret, Kisumu, Kitale, Malaba, and Kampala. It will also open up the area for more business.
In Vihiga County, the president awarded Kaimosi Friends University College (KAFUCO) a university charter. KAFUCO is the first university in the County and is regarded as Uhuru’s retirement gift to the county.
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